Advanced WPLink
by Nico Martin · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
This Plugin adds several enhancements to the WP-Link Modal inside the TinyMCE and gives you the possibility to disable the wp inline link tool.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.4K estimated
Momentum
+48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “inline link”, “inline links” and “tinymce” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 11.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,774 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3056 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 22 reviews, smoothed to 4.31★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3056 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| wplink your tag | #5 | #2 | down 1 |
| inline link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| inline links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tinymce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “inline link”, “inline links” and “tinymce” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 241 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.4y ago
latest release · v1.1.0 · 21 Jun 2018
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 27 Sep 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Sergei6.2y ago
Прекрасно работал до обновления WordPress до версии 5.5. После обновления бОльшая часть функционала плагина (а именно в ней его суть) не работает. Жаль. Удаляю. Worked great before updating WordPress to 5.5. After the update, most of the plugin’s functionality (namely, its essence) does not work. It’s a pity. I delete. This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by Sergei.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Howdy_McGee7.7y ago
The default editor has really bad issues with the edit permalink inline-popup where it just blinks, you can’t click it. This really help fix that issue.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Thor Sarup8.5y ago
Excellent plugin. No messy shortcodes needed for adding styled buttons. The styling of buttons is 100% controlled by the designer (CSS) – and NOT in the admin by the editor or author.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mark Howells-Mead8.8y ago
Saved the day for a complex project – without it, I’d’ve had to manually migrate thousands of media files to custom fields over many hundreds of blog posts!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stooni9.1y ago
Enhance WordPress Links with these Plugin! ————– Rally good! ————stooni
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jochen Gererstorfer9.8y ago
The Advanced WPLink Plugin is installed on all my blogs. It’s time to spread the word. Here is my contribution: [link removed] This topic was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by bdbrown. Reason: links not permitted in reviews
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jodamo59.9y ago
This plugin is very easy to setup and works perfectly. The drop down styles selector appears in the native WordPress insert link dialogue. And when I installed it, it immediately recognized when I had already applied the styles to an existing link, and showed the correct item in the drop down.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zielniok9.9y ago
This Plug is the best way to add rel=”nofollow”. Just one issue I would like to see in the plugin: Adding rel=”noopener noreferrer” for all target=”_blank” for security reasons. See also: [links removed] This topic was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by bdbrown. Reason: links not permitted in reviews
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This Plugin adds several enhancements to the WP-Link Modal inside the TinyMCE and gives you the possibility..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("No questions yet").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 488 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "inline links" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
TinyMCE Templates 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D -
Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor) 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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